Patents by Inventor Shigeji Kubotani

Shigeji Kubotani has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Vehicle surrounding image display device
    Patent number: 8018490
    Abstract: A vehicle surrounding image display device according to the present invention combines an image obtained by reducing in size an image taken by a camera provided at the center of the rear side of a vehicle, and images obtained by deforming images taken by cameras provided at the left and right sides of the vehicle such that the outward inclination of the inner side in the vehicle width direction of each of the left and right side images is gradually increased toward the lower end of the inner side. The vehicle surrounding image display device then generates a single image simulating the circumstances behind the user's own vehicle as observed from a single virtual viewpoint in a realistic form, and displays the generated image on a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Alpine Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Mizuki Yuasa, Shigeji Kubotani
  • Vehicle Surrounding Image Display Device
    Publication number: 20070165108
    Abstract: A vehicle surrounding image display device according to the present invention combines an image obtained by reducing in size an image taken by a camera provided at the center of the rear side of a vehicle, and images obtained by deforming images taken by cameras provided at the left and right sides of the vehicle such that the outward inclination of the inner side in the vehicle width direction of each of the left and right side images is gradually increased toward the lower end of the inner side. The vehicle surrounding image display device then generates a single image simulating the circumstances behind the user's own vehicle as observed from a single virtual viewpoint in a realistic form, and displays the generated image on a display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Mizuki Yuasa, Shigeji Kubotani